The Latest From ARNET - Winter 2022 Newsletter
2021: A Year in Review
Through the support of donors and partners like you, look what we accomplished in 2021!
Distributed $730,000 in educational funding to Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners in Alberta.
Supported over 850 RNs and NPs in the province.
Awarded 31 scholarships to recognize excellence in nursing.
Your donation to ARNET supports continuing education and research for Alberta’s over 39,000 RNs and NPs
We're Funding Nursing Research
To provide evidence-based care to Albertans, we need evidence. And with their knowledge and hands-on experience, nurses can identify problems, design, and conduct research studies, and collect evidence that leads to better care.
Nursing research has a direct impact on patients and families.
ARNET is thrilled to support nurses through our Nursing Research Fund. After completing an environmental scan last year, we found that nursing research is often underfunded and not well understood by the public or funding organizations. ARNET’s research funding aims to ‘fill the gap’ for nurse researchers.
Our initial focus, as we build the program, is to work with partners who have expertise in this area. We are currently collaborating with AHS Strategic Clinical Networks (SCNs) who have direct experience with research projects in practice settings across the province. Their leadership, guidance and expertise will help ARNET ensure projects supported have a direct impact on patients and best meet clinical needs.
We have already had strong interest from nurses and hope to grow the research fund to support sound, important research. We welcome community donors and corporate sponsors of all kinds to be part of our exciting future! If you would like to support a program that will have a direct impact on patients and families, donate here.
Learn more about important nursing research happening in Alberta.
Scholar Spotlight
ARNET Scholar: Trina Thorne
When Trina decided to complete her RN degree, a mentor informed her about ARNET and the funding we provide.
Receiving funding from ARNET helped reduce the financial strain of returning to school for Trina.
The knowledge gained impacted patient care through her work as a Nurse Practitioner.
